V8 fans often argue about soundtracks and spec sheets, but the character of a V8 starts deep in the block with the crankshaft. Whether an engine uses a cross-plane or flat-plane crank changes the way ...

Right, and wrong. It's true that a crankshaft can't actually produce horsepower. It's merely a mechanical device to convert reciprocating motion into rotary motion, but certain things definitely can ...

There are many ways to categorize engines. What differentiates an inline-6 engine from a V6 engine if they have the same number of cylinders? What is the difference between a big block and a small ...